Directed self-assembly of hybrid oxide/polymer core/shell nanowires with transport optimized morphology for photovoltaics

Shanju Zhang; Candice I. Pelligra; Gayatri Keskar; Jie Jiang; Pawel W. Majewski; André D. Taylor; Sohrab Ismail-Beigi; Lisa D. Pfefferle; Chinedum O. Osuji

doi:10.1002/adma.201103708

Directed self-assembly of hybrid oxide/polymer core/shell nanowires with transport optimized morphology for photovoltaics

Shanju Zhang, Candice I. Pelligra, Gayatri Keskar, Jie Jiang, Pawel W. Majewski, André D. Taylor, Sohrab Ismail-Beigi, Lisa D. Pfefferle, Chinedum O. Osuji

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Abstract

An entirely bottom-up approach for the preparation of liquid crystalline suspensions of core-shell nanowires for ordered bulk heterojunction photovoltaics is demonstrated. Side-on attachment of polythiophene derivatives to ZnO nanowires promotes a co-axial polymer backbone-nanowire arrangement which favors high hole mobility. This strategy offers structural control over multiple length scales and a viable means of fabricating ordered films over large areas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	82-87
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201103708
State	Published - Jan 3 2012

Keywords

bulk alignment
conjugated polymers
core-shell nanowires
hybrid nanocomposites
lyotropic phases

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General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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